dyggð
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dygð (“virtue”) (cognate with Norwegian, Swedish dygd, Danish dyd), from Proto-Germanic *dugiþō, a variant of *dugunþō; compare English douth, German Tugend, Dutch deugd.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dyggð f (genitive singular dyggðar, nominative plural dyggðir)
Declension edit
declension of dyggð
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dyggð | dyggðin | dyggðir | dyggðirnar |
| accusative | dyggð | dyggðina | dyggðir | dyggðirnar |
| dative | dyggð | dyggðinni | dyggðum | dyggðunum |
| genitive | dyggðar | dyggðarinnar | dyggða | dyggðanna |
References edit
- Icelandic Web of Science: Hvort tveggja má rita dygð og dyggð. Hvort er "réttara" og hvers vegna? (“Both dygð and dyggð are correct, but which is more correct and why?”)